Dave Rubio has never seen anything like it in his 25 years at Arizona.
Five Wildcats have suffered concussions this season, a streak of luck the longtime coach could only liken to winning the lottery.
“It’s so random that we’ve had so many in such a short period of time. I feel like I should buy a lottery ticket. Isn’t the Mega Powerball like almost a billion dollars?” he joked. “And the numbers I pick are everyone’s number on their uniform that’s gotten nailed.”
Three of the team’s most important players — outside hitters Kendra Dahlke and Paige Whipple and middle blocker Elizabeth Shelton — have missed matches due to concussions recently and the losses have piled up as a result.